Pocket construction for trousers



- Feb. 25, 1930. I

M. FALKOVITZ ROCK ET CONSTRUCTION FOR TROUSERS Filed March 10, 1928jgorrz s 'Fallrovjitz Attbr m y Patented Feb; 25, 1 930 auonnrsfratxovrrz, or rintannnrnra, rnnnsr vanm ro'cxnr consrnoc'rron ronmomma Application manna 10,19 Serial No.-260;777.

The present invention relates to pockets for trousers and has for" itsprincipal object to provide a tape about the connected edgesof thepocket suitably secured thereto to form a closure for one edge of'thepocket and utilizing the same-tape attaching means for securing thepocket to thegarment along another of the edges of, said pocket.

Another ob'ect of the invention is to arrange a tape about one of. theconnected edges 7 ofzthe pocket material which'is subjected to thegreatest amount of wearto provide a seam for such edge ofthe pocketwhich is as strong anddurable as the usual tailors pocket and asinexpensive and easily formed as the usual machine pocket.

A still furtherobject of the invention is to provide a pocket-structurein which the steps necessary for securing the same in a proper positionto the garment are materially reduced whereby to permit the manufactureof the garment in a more economical andexpeditious manner.

Other objects and advantages reside in the special construction andcombination of the various elements comprising the-invention, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings forming, a part hereof, wherein2-- I Figure 1 is a perspective view of the portion of a garment havinga pocket opening illustratingthe manner in which the pocket is securedinposition about the edges of such opening,

Figure 2 is a transverse sectional view through the pocket and sectionof the gar ment with which the same is attached, and

Figure 3 is a sectional view through the bottom edge of the pocket takenalong a line 3-3 of Figure 1.

Referring now to the drawing in detail, I

have shown my invention arranged .tobe used,

upon a pair of trousers composed of a series of interconnected sectionsindicated at 5 and having their adjacent edges turned lnward- 'ly toform folds -6 and having their inturned folded'sections secured :bysewing threads 7 therethrough. The connected edges ofthe garmentsection, thus form aseam as clearly n shown in Figure 1 of the drawing.1 Arranged under one of the folded edges 6 is astripof material 8secured adjacent one edge thereof to said folds by the same stitching 7-provided for connecting the sections of edge 6 of the opposite garment 6terminates slightly below the upper edge of the garment at a pointadjacent the top of the pocket opening whichis formed by a break in theseam, saidbreak occurring for a suitable distance to provide a pocketopening of. con

ventional and appropriate size.

The edge of the garment section "extending along such break in the seamis folded inwardly as shown at 9 as attached thereto one edge of a stripof material 10, suitably secured by a row of stitching 11, said stripbeing folded back upon itself in a direction toward the interior of thepocket opening.

A garment pocket 12 of the usual shape is secured about the edges ofsaid pocket opening, said pocket, as clearly illustrated in Figure 1.ofthe drawing, being formed of a section of material folded upon itselfwith one of its edges indicated at 1 3 being disposed in ali'nement withthe inturned edgesof the fold 9 and material strip 10. The threads 11extend entirely throuoh the adjacent end 13 of the pocket and the folds9 and 10 whereby to secure the same to each other as clearly shown inFigure 2 of the drawing with the strip of material 10 extending inwardlybetween the the garment to each other. The other folded folds of thepocket 12 and secured to its adjacent side thereof by a row of stitching14.

The other edgeof the-pocket 12 is arranged in alinement with the freeedge of the strip of material 8 and is secured in positionthereto bymeans of a strip of tape 15, the edges of the tape being folded inwardlyin a manner well known-in the art, the tape being secured in positionabout the edge of the pocket 12 and strip 8 by a row of stitching 16which extends entirely through the fold of the tape as well as the edgesof the pocket and strip.

As clearly shown in Figurelof the drawing the tape 15 extends entirelyalong the edge of the pocket disposed adjacent the strip 15 is attachedextends slightly beyond the opposite edge 18 of the pocket and in orderto hide the fold 6 and edge of material 8 alincd therewith adj acentthepocket opening I provide a connecting piece of material 17 having oneedge 18 folded against the fold 6 and seoured thereto and also to theadjacent edge of the strip of material 8, by means of a row of stitching7, which thereby provides a seam along one edge of the pocket opening.The opposite edge of the strip 17 extends inwardly of the pocket and isfolded backwardly upon itself against the inner surface of the pocketand secured thereto by a row of stitching 19, which stitching. it isapparent, may extend throughout the length of the strip and across thelower edge thereof. The strips 8 and 17 are secured at their upper edgesto the pocket material by the row of stitching 20.

After the pocket has been secured in position about the pocket openingin the manner indicated the upper edge of the material forming thepocket 12 is secured by a row of stitching 20.

It will thus be apparent that the pocket is entirely closed except byway of the pocket opening formed in the seam between the two sections ofthe garment material.

Furthermore as clearly shown in Figure 1 of the drawings it will beapparent that the bottom edge of the pocket and one edge of the pocketmaterial is closed by the tape by a single row of stitching which isutilized to attach the same to the pocket at the same time the edge ofthe pocket is secured to the strip of material 8 by means of which thepocket is attached to the garment.

This manner of closing the bottom edge of the pocket and at the sametime securing one of its side edges to the garment eliminates thenecessity of several separate sewing operations which are usuallyrequired in a pocket construction and in addition no loose edges of thepocket material are formed Within the pocket, as is present in the usualtailor made pocket, and which is objectionable because of its tendencyto unravel and collect loose dirt about the seam of the pocket material.The manner in which the tape serves to eliminate these loo'se edges ofthe pocket material is clearly illustrated in Figure 3 of the drawing.

and rearwardly upon itself, a section of pocket material folded uponitself with its open side edges disposed at the respective sides of thepocket openings, a pair of strips of fabric disposed with" one edge atopposite sides of the garment material at one edge of the pocketopening,one of said strips having. a folded marginal portion within the adjacentfolds in the material edge, the other of said strips having a foldedback portion abutting the folds in the material edge, said strips havingtheir opposite edges secured to one side of the pocket material, and asingle row of stitching-provided for securing the sections of thegarment material to each other and for securing the edges of the pair ofstrips to one edge of one of the garment sections at one edge of thepocket opening, said stitching extending through the fold line of thestrip and the'rnaterial, the other of said side edges of the pocketmaterial being attached directly to the outer section of thegarmentofthe pocket opening, and said pair of strips of materialbeing-adapted to lie flat against the pocket material and extended inopposite directions from their garment attached edge. I

In testimony whereof I affix my signature MORRIS FALKOVITZ.

It is obvious that the invention'is susceptible of various changes andmodifications,

without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention orsacrificing any of its advantages, and I accordingly claim all suchforms of the device to which I am entitled.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is: i

In a pocket structure, a garment having a pocket opening formed at theadjoining edges of a pair of tile sections of the garment material, themarginal portion of said material within the opening being foldedinwardly

